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From Bloomsbury Publishing, so it's actually produced, rather than done via a cellphone.

Because we are all going to have to order Graveyard Book via Amazon unless credit gets extended to the booksellers. Or something like that. Funny.

Blogger: Mitch Benn Pub Date: 14 October 2008 Source: Mitchbenn.com "Neil and I have been planning to write a musical together for about two years now, and Neil confessed that the reason he's been mentioning it in interviews was to put pressure on himself - and on me - to get on with it (same principle as me blogging my weight-loss progress, I suppose). We already know what it's about, we have an idea of the plot, I've even written a couple of putative songs for it, we just have to set some time aside and crack on with writing it. "

Byline: Laurel Maury Pub Date: 17 October 2008 Source: Books We Like NPR

Byline: Euan Kerr Date: 18 October 2008 Source: All Things Considered NPR

Double Yellow Line Films/David Beatty's trailer for the short film "Wholesale", adapted from the short story "We Can Get Them For You Wholesale"

"A delightfully layered story of Nobody Owens, who is raised by the semi-living and the dead in a graveyard. Gaiman uses wit and his depth of knowledge of the arcane to create a safe and nurturing world for the young orphan to grow and thrive in. This will be a joy for all ages!" --Jane Jacobs, Porter Square Books, Cambridge, MA

Photo of Bill Hader & Neil from Graveyard Book tour.

COMIC URBAN LEGEND: Neil Gaiman reworked his Phantom Stranger proposal into Sandman.
STATUS: Basically True

The Bryant Park Project, June 9, 2008 · Neil Gaiman, author of the new book Anansi Boys, discusses the appeal of trickster gods, writing a novel where the default skin color is black, and the triumph of smarts over strength. [15 min 35 sec]